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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024clown /klaʊn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a performer, esp. in a circus, who wears a funny costume and makeup, and acts to make people laugh.
- one who does pranks to make people laugh;
a joker:He was a clown who had his classmates laughing. - Slang TermsSlang. a fool.
v. [no object* ~ (+ around)] - to act like a clown;
act silly or playfully:The girls were clowning (around) most of the night.
clown•ish, adj. clown•ish•ly, adv. clown•ish•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024clown (kloun),USA pronunciation n. - a comic performer, as in a circus, theatrical production, or the like, who wears an outlandish costume and makeup and entertains by pantomiming common situations or actions in exaggerated or ridiculous fashion, by juggling or tumbling, etc.
- a person who acts like a clown;
comedian;
joker;
buffoon;
jester. - a prankster;
a practical joker. - Slang Termsa coarse, ill-bred person;
a boor. - a peasant;
rustic.
v.i. - to act like a clown.
- earlier cloyne, clowne, perh. akin to Old Norse klunni boor, Danish dialect, dialectal klunds, Swedish dialect, dialectal klunn log 1555–65
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lout, churl.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bumpkin.
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